About this opportunity
The International Linguistics Olympiad is an annual international competition for secondary school students that challenges participants with puzzles on language structure, grammar, culture and history. It is hosted in a different country each year and traditionally takes place between late July and mid-August. Problems require logical analysis and problem-solving rather than prior formal knowledge of linguistics. The event brings together national teams and experts in the field.
Benefits & funding
Automatic scoring and a public leaderboard; top submissions may be invited to human evaluation by the IOL jury and reviewed on equal footing with contestants.
Eligibility
Secondary school students (participation is organised via national olympiads and national teams).
How to apply
Students participate via selection through their national olympiad organisers; the site provides a link to find national organisers.
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